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  • The scoop on paying estimated taxes

    April 15, 2017
    Estimated taxes can be confusing, but they are required when you get income that isn't subject to withholding. Here's the…
  • IRS offers special phone tax help this Saturday, April 15

    April 14, 2017
    No maybe about it. Taxpayers will be calling the Internal Revenue Service this weekend as the April 18 tax return…
  • FBAR filing now due in April + more on foreign accounts & issues facing taxpayers abroad

    April 13, 2017
    As if you and your tax adviser weren't already crunched enough in April, this filing season there's a new deadline…
  • Last-minute IRA contributions could mean a tax win-win-win

    April 12, 2017
    Time is rapidly running out this filing season to make tax-saving moves, but adding to an IRA could be a…
  • Maximizing your itemized tax deductions

    April 11, 2017
    You have a mortgage. That home's property taxes are waaaay too big. (Note to self: Protest the appraisal.) And you…
  • IRS impersonation scam’s alleged mastermind arrested, but the criminal calls continue

    April 11, 2017
    Indian police on Saturday, April 8, arrested the man they believe is the mastermind behind what has been called the…
  • Don’t itemize? Don’t worry. Above-the-line deductions can help reduce your tax bill

    April 10, 2017
    Most of us — Internal Revenue Service data shows around 70 percent of taxpayers — don't mess with itemized deductions. Instead…
  • Gorsuch officially joins Supreme Court, but many other judicial vacancies remain, including 3 on U.S. Tax Court

    April 10, 2017
    Judge Neil Gorsuch, nominated by Donald J. Trump to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created by the unexpected death…
  • Free tax prep, e-filing help at VITA & TCE sites nationwide

    April 9, 2017
    You know there's Free File, but you'd really feel more comfortable getting some face-to-face help filling out your taxes. The…
  • Savings bonds’ tax advantages and as a refund option

    April 8, 2017
    Back before I was totally focused on taxes — yes, I know that's hard to imagine — I worked for a…
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